irritating B2 Topic:Time US /ˈɪrəˌteɪtɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #10846 Meanings 1 adj Making you feel slightly angry or annoyed His habit of tapping his pen was very irritating. 2 adj Causing physical soreness or discomfort The bites of black flies are more than irritating. 3 verb Present participle of irritate The smoke was irritating her throat. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · causing physical soreness... painful Word family Forms irritatingly Derived forms irritainmentirritatinglynonirritatingunirritating Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # irritating **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈɪrəˌteɪtɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 10846 ## Meanings 1. Making you feel slightly angry or annoyed 2. Causing physical soreness or discomfort 3. Present participle of irritate ## Examples - His habit of tapping his pen was very irritating. - The bites of black flies are more than irritating. - The smoke was irritating her throat. ## Derived Forms - irritainment - irritatingly - nonirritating - unirritating ## Topics - Time markdown